A year ago, the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University (FSU) partnered with the World Bank and UNESCO to initiate Educators Shaping Futures (ESF), a global knowledge exchange aimed at addressing the worldwide shortage of qualified teachers. Last week, the two-day event held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, drew 341 attendees from 41 countries.
Organized by the World Bank, the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University, UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), and the Ministry of Education, Education to Host Educators Shaping Futures aimed to raise awareness and build coalitions for change so that teachers everywhere are prepared and supported to succeed in their crucial roles.
Tallahassee Democrat reporter Tarah Jean wrote an article featuring Bhushan Dahal and his work with Kids of Kathmandu. It was published on the front page of the paper.
For nearly fifteen years, Bhushan Dahal has been a key figure in education reform in his home country of Nepal through his work with the nonprofit organization Kids of Kathmandu. In that time, the organization has built 11 schools housing 6,000 students, which include ten computer labs, and nine libraries, furniture, and water purification system.
Bhushan Dahal, a graduate research assistant at the Learning Systems Institute and Ph.D. student at the FSU College of Education, Health and Human Science, has been selected by the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) as a 2024-26 Jackson Scholar.
It was remarkable to discuss how LSI improves learning worldwide with UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis. We are deeply grateful for his visit and for his colleagues' support.
